Chapter 176 I called my mom back!
However, the commotion here still attracted everyone's attention.
The middle-aged woman who had just spoken couldn't help but mutter under her breath again: "She had two daughters, hoping for a son... but he's a mute..."
Just then, no one in the dormitory was speaking, and everyone heard what she said.
The middle-aged woman's expression changed, and she suddenly looked somewhat embarrassed.
Zhang Chunxue lifted her eyelids to look at her, then turned to look at Zhong Xiaoxiao, her tone kind: "Xiaoxiao, you should be more careful when making friends in the future. You should not only examine the person's character, but also consider their family situation."
"After all, one's family of origin has a significant impact on a person."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, and her face instantly turned red.
The middle-aged woman's daughter was both ashamed and angry, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only awkwardly straighten her clothes.
Zhang Chunxue and the others quickly made up Zhong Xiaoxiao's bed and tidied up everything else. Then they were about to leave.
She raised her voice again: "Xiaoxiao, there's something else I need to tell you..."
She glanced at the other people in the dormitory: "If you are bullied at school in the future, don't be afraid. If someone insults you, insult them back. If someone hits you, hit them back!"
"Pulling hair, scratching faces, kicking stomachs—hit me however you want... If you hurt someone, Mom will pay for their medical expenses, understand?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao swallowed hard: "Okay! I understand, Mom!"
Zhang Chunxue nodded in satisfaction, her voice becoming much gentler: "However, we are not afraid of trouble, but we should not cause trouble casually. After all, we should still be civilized and well-mannered people."
Zhou Mingli couldn't help but laugh as well: "Mom, Xiaoxiao isn't the kind of person who would easily cause trouble."
Song Xingzhi, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up gently: "Xiaoxiao, if you encounter someone you can't beat, don't force it. Come back and tell Daddy, and Daddy will help you solve it, okay?"
He reached out and patted Zhong Xiaoxiao's head: "If anyone is foolish enough to offend you, Dad will stand up for you!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao nodded emphatically: "Yes!"
Is this the sense of security that the word "dad" brings?
Her biological father, Zhong Guosheng, was somewhat sexist. He treated his three sons, Zhong Chengfa and Zhong Guosheng, relatively well, but he treated his daughter as if she were dispensable.
When I'm happy, I can smile at her, but when I'm unhappy, I just pretend she doesn't exist.
When Zhong Guosheng passed away, Zhong Xiaoxiao was only a little over ten years old, and she really didn't enjoy much fatherly love.
At the most crucial moment, Zhong Guosheng was truly constantly hovering around Zhang Chunxue, fearing that she would be snatched away by someone else.
When Zhang Chunxue and the others were about to leave, Zhong Xiaoxiao felt a little reluctant to part with them. She insisted on seeing them off to their dormitory building, and only returned to her dormitory with a heavy heart after they had gone far away.
As soon as she returned, the middle-aged woman immediately began to speak sarcastically: "Tsk tsk tsk, I don't know who doesn't know how to raise their daughter, actually teaching her to fight..."
Her daughter stood awkwardly to the side, tugging at her clothes.
Zhong Xiaoxiao mimicked Zhang Chunxue, glanced at her, and then raised her chin: "My mom hasn't gone far. Should I call her back so we can have a chat?"
The middle-aged woman choked on her words.
The mother from the couple next to them couldn't help but frown and say, "Hey lady, really, what business is it of yours what other people's lives are like? You just have too much to say!"
The middle-aged woman became even more enraged: "What business is it of yours!"
The mother replied bluntly, "Can't I even stand up for what's right?"
Her daughter, a round-faced little girl with a bob haircut, peeked out from the side and made a face at the middle-aged woman: "My mom is the women's director in the county, so she has to take charge! Hehehe!"
Upon hearing that this was an official, the middle-aged woman's expression changed again, and this time she truly dared not utter a sound.
The women's director, Hu Shanshan, saw that the middle-aged woman remained silent, so she directly attacked: "Aren't you afraid that your daughter will have trouble getting along with her classmates in the future? People will look at her with prejudice if they know she has a mother like you!"
The girl lowered her head in embarrassment.
The middle-aged woman pursed her lips and muttered in a very low voice, "Then just don't associate with those people who look down on others..."
It's fortunate that no one else heard this, otherwise it would have caused quite a stir.
However, with Hu Shanshan keeping things in check, the middle-aged woman didn't cause any more trouble after that.
Hu Shanshan's daughter, Lin Lixia, was very curious about Zhong Xiaoxiao, so she came over to greet her, and the two girls quickly started chatting.
The other two girls also came over, and everyone introduced themselves to each other.
Only the middle-aged woman's daughter stood alone to one side, wanting to go forward as well, but her feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, and she couldn't move an inch.
After leaving the school, Zhang Chunxue and her friends strolled around the neighborhood.
Zhang Chunxue wanted to set up a stall in the county to sell braised dishes, so of course she needed to figure out where was the best place to set up a stall and where there would be more foot traffic.
She wanted to set up her stall near Zhong Xiaoxiao's school so that it would be convenient for Zhong Xiaoxiao to visit her after school each week, and the two of them could go home together.
After wandering around for most of the day, the group finally determined that the area near the intersection close to the county's No. 1 Middle School had the highest foot traffic.
There's no other reason than that there's a supply and marketing cooperative not far from here.
After studying the area for a while, Zhang Chunxue decided that the crossroads diagonally opposite the supply and marketing cooperative was a good spot for setting up a stall. People coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative could easily spot Zhang Chunxue's stall.
After settling on the location, the group went straight back.
The next morning, Song Xingzhi went to work at the brigade headquarters, while Zhang Chunxue took Zhou Mingli and Song Yanshen to the meat processing plant.
Since I'm starting to set up two stalls today, I need to buy even more things.
She and Zhou Mingli each carried a large basket on their backs, while Song Yanshen carried a small one, as they went on a big shopping spree.
Back home, the three of them got busy again.
While washing, Zhang Chunxue joked, "Mingli, you're going to set up your stall all by yourself today... Aren't you scared?"
Zhou Mingli swallowed hard: "Scared... not really, I'm just a little nervous."
Although she had been in charge of running the stalls in town for the past few days, with Zhang Chunxue only assisting, it would be a different story to actually let her set up the stalls all by herself...
She always felt a little scared—after all, Zhang Chunxue, her pillar of strength, was missing!
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